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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3/5stars
Hmm... I'm not sure about this one... like that is a GENEROUS 3 stars. Probably shoulda been closer to 2.5, maybe even 2 but like I can't disrespect Chant like that.
I'm a big fan of Chant's novella "Peter Darling," so when I saw this one had gone on Kindle Unlimited I immediately grabbed it and started reading. Needless to say, it didn't live up to my expectations. Honestly, half way through I tried to pull myself away and stop looking at it in comparison to PD, but... it still wasn't great even after I did that.
This novella firstly was honestly just boring. I thought of myself as someone who really enjoyed Westerns/Cowboys (i mean, if ya'll follow me on social medias you know I LOVE Westworld) but wow this version was just so gimmicky and campy which I usually don't mind?? but it was... boring, and very predictable and just unnecessary to me. I'm not sure how to explain it but I just wasn't a fan of it and found the majority of the setting/plot very boring.
The characters were the main drive of this story though, and I found, while I quite liked them, I couldn't get attached to them. One of my biggest praises to "Peter Darling" was how MUCH Austin Chant could do in such little time, and how developed the characters were in that, and I realized this novella is much shorter but the characters are also much flatter. So, while I liked them, I didn't actually care for them that much.
I was also just... did I miss something? Or am I stupid? But the ending.. just.. I was very confused because our main character is a transman who still has breasts (which is obviously a main plot point about the love interest discovering) but has a penis... but this is also a character who ran away from home at 17 and wasn't supported by his parents and was working on a ranch just to save up some money and I'm just VERY confused as to where he got the money for the surgery necessary for this. this might be very petty but I couldn't get passed it cause I was just too much like ???? how?? when??
Also this felt so much like fanfiction it was ridiculous. Like, Peter Darling was LITERAL Peter Pan fanfiction and this felt more like ff than PD did. It followed the typical fanfiction outline - characters meet, characters start to talk, love interest hates main protagonist, blah blah blah, but they love them secretly, blah blah blah, plot happens, sex scene, the end.
Overall, this novella was fine, it was entertaining and a quick little read, and I obviously really love Chant's writing style, but this one just didn't do it for me that much.
Hmm... I'm not sure about this one... like that is a GENEROUS 3 stars. Probably shoulda been closer to 2.5, maybe even 2 but like I can't disrespect Chant like that.
I'm a big fan of Chant's novella "Peter Darling," so when I saw this one had gone on Kindle Unlimited I immediately grabbed it and started reading. Needless to say, it didn't live up to my expectations. Honestly, half way through I tried to pull myself away and stop looking at it in comparison to PD, but... it still wasn't great even after I did that.
This novella firstly was honestly just boring. I thought of myself as someone who really enjoyed Westerns/Cowboys (i mean, if ya'll follow me on social medias you know I LOVE Westworld) but wow this version was just so gimmicky and campy which I usually don't mind?? but it was... boring, and very predictable and just unnecessary to me. I'm not sure how to explain it but I just wasn't a fan of it and found the majority of the setting/plot very boring.
The characters were the main drive of this story though, and I found, while I quite liked them, I couldn't get attached to them. One of my biggest praises to "Peter Darling" was how MUCH Austin Chant could do in such little time, and how developed the characters were in that, and I realized this novella is much shorter but the characters are also much flatter. So, while I liked them, I didn't actually care for them that much.
I was also just... did I miss something? Or am I stupid? But the ending.. just.. I was very confused because our main character is a transman who still has breasts (which is obviously a main plot point about the love interest discovering) but has a penis... but this is also a character who ran away from home at 17 and wasn't supported by his parents and was working on a ranch just to save up some money and I'm just VERY confused as to where he got the money for the surgery necessary for this.
Spoiler
along with Cecily too like when did she get this surgery?Also this felt so much like fanfiction it was ridiculous. Like, Peter Darling was LITERAL Peter Pan fanfiction and this felt more like ff than PD did. It followed the typical fanfiction outline - characters meet, characters start to talk, love interest hates main protagonist, blah blah blah, but they love them secretly, blah blah blah, plot happens, sex scene, the end.
Overall, this novella was fine, it was entertaining and a quick little read, and I obviously really love Chant's writing style, but this one just didn't do it for me that much.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I guess you could say that this book, like its male protagonist, is on the surface nothing special. It's a gentle, sweeping ride with a little bit of magic along the way. But for all its simple moments, it makes for a dense intermesh of deep feeling, longing, and loss. And it just so happened to be exactly what I needed, I think.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's fun and engaging and the romance is adorable. I may be biased because I love the setting and I love that there's a transmasc cowboy but it's just so goddamn charming.
The embarrassing amount of time it took me to finish this very short novella goes to show nothing except the fact that western fiction (in any possible variation) and I don't jell well at all.
I started this last year, put it down for months, picked it up and put it down again, and finally got myself to get it over with in just a couple of days.
This was not for me, but the plot is lovely and the writing style pleasant. Quite simply, this story has, pun absolutely intended, just so much heart in it that it's impossible for me to rate it anything less than three stars.
I started this last year, put it down for months, picked it up and put it down again, and finally got myself to get it over with in just a couple of days.
This was not for me, but the plot is lovely and the writing style pleasant. Quite simply, this story has, pun absolutely intended, just so much heart in it that it's impossible for me to rate it anything less than three stars.
Read as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2020, to fill 37) A Western.
This was so, so wholesome. Just adorable. I love trans witches, I love trans cowboys, I love trans main characters in fiction. Loved this so much!
This was so, so wholesome. Just adorable. I love trans witches, I love trans cowboys, I love trans main characters in fiction. Loved this so much!
Short sweet tale of love and acceptance. Would have gladly read 100 more pages.
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Me lo recomendó Sabri hace rato y la verdad que me encantó. Cozy y cute.